# Not a post count party... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 25, 2000, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-post-count-party/38282 "2000-10-25T17:15:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2000, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-post-count-party/38282/1 "2000-10-25T17:15:13Z")
As I near the magical 1000 post barrier I am forced to ask myself a simple question. Should I have a 1000 post party thread? I see people who have them for 100, 200 and 500 posts etc. but I have never been one to pat myself on the back. The trend had died down for a while but they are now back with a vengeance. Should I go against my nature and conform? Should I start a forum where everybody can congratulate me and tell me I’m wonderful (okay, that might be pushing it)? Where do the patrons of MPSIMS stand on the post count party issue? ---
**Author:** ![little\_bit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@little\_bit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/little_bit)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2000, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-post-count-party/38282/2 "2000-10-25T18:38:13Z")
They’re great if you want to give people a place to pad _their_ post counts. Then again, so is this. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2000, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-post-count-party/38282/3 "2000-10-25T18:52:38Z")
I also find myself nearing this milestone. I’ve never thrown myself a post party, but I did mention my 100th and 200th post in a sneaky way in other threads. I’ll probably do the same with number 1000. ---
**Author:** ![Tabithina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f04885/32.png) [@Tabithina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabithina)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2000, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-post-count-party/38282/4 "2000-10-25T19:10:14Z")
[pad]Nothing wrong with a good party!😃 [/pad] ---
**Author:** ![GraceTX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c4cdca/32.png) [@GraceTX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GraceTX)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2000, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-post-count-party/38282/5 "2000-10-25T19:15:45Z")
Post a few more and you can have a real post count party!! The Dallas Dopers are meeting again (it’s a sickness) on Thursday for dinner and drinks. If you to 1000, I’ll buy you a drink. Heck, I’ll buy you a drink even if you don’t make the 1000th post by then. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2000, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-post-count-party/38282/6 "2000-10-25T19:54:38Z")
This is really a poll and belongs in IMHO. Basically. Or something. Oh well. All that aside, let’s make this a MPSIMS topic, m’kay? HAPPY GRAND!!! YAY!! Welcome to the club and all that. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MysterEcks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@MysterEcks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysterEcks)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2000, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-post-count-party/38282/7 "2000-10-25T22:25:20Z")
Since this isn’t a post count party, I won’t congratulate you. I’m cooperative that way. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2000, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-post-count-party/38282/8 "2000-10-25T23:00:03Z")
I think that my intentions have been misunderstood. **This is not about my impending 1000th post!**. This was asking if I should have a party thread for my impending 1000th post. I guess that the question was basically answered by the low number of responses that I have recieved. That seems to be a recurring theme with threads that I start in MPSIMS. If this were a party thread the title would have been **A thread count party**. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stranger\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@The\_Stranger\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stranger_1)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2000, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-post-count-party/38282/9 "2000-10-25T23:04:46Z")
Have a party. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2000, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-post-count-party/38282/10 "2000-10-25T23:07:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by adam yax \* > \*\*This was asking if I should have a party thread for my impending 1000th post. \*\* Which is why it should be in IMHO. Looks like I understood the OP perfectly. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2000, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-post-count-party/38282/11 "2000-10-25T23:22:08Z")
[QUOTE] \*Originally posted by Silver Fire \* \*\* > [@](#): > > - > > Which is why it should be in IMHO. Looks like I understood the OP perfectly. \*\* I don’t IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![WillyK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/47e85d/32.png) [@WillyK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillyK)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2000, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-post-count-party/38282/12 "2000-10-25T23:30:19Z")
**MAN!!** I wish someday I can grow up to have 1000 post just like you! What an accomplishment that would be!! Other f@$%ing newbies like me would read my posts and think to themselves,“One day, I will be a 1000 poster just like WillyK!!” (I know, I’m dreaming. I will never make it) ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2000, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-post-count-party/38282/13 "2000-10-25T23:32:40Z")
I guess that this thread is moot now. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecccb3/32.png) [@Lord\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Jim)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2000, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-post-count-party/38282/14 "2000-10-25T23:34:48Z")
Slip on over to this thread ([All nighter at Grace’s house, hub is out of town.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=43483)) and join us for dinner & drinks tomorrow night, and we won’t care if it’s a post party or not. Jim ---
**Author:** ![WillyK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/47e85d/32.png) [@WillyK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillyK)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2000, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-post-count-party/38282/15 "2000-10-25T23:47:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by adam yax \* > \*\*I guess that this thread is moot now. \*\* What? This is your 1000th post? Are you for real? What a cop out!!! I used to look up to you 1Ker’s, but this useless post as your 1000th is just lame and sad!